Businesses in Purén

Categories in Purén

Mechanic Import Export Company Clothing stores Hardware store Education Museums Tourist Attraction Bakeries Bars, pubs and taverns Cafes Grocery stores and supermarkets Restaurants Hair Salon Business Management Consultant Business to Business Service Shopping Shopping Mall Supermarket Hotels and motels

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Purén

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Grocery stores and supermarkets	18
Shopping	14
Other accommodation	8
Education	7
Hardware store	5
Wholesale of construction supplies	5
Restaurants	5

Purén Facts

Area	8.8 km²
Population	6,426
Male Population	3,190 (49.6%)
Female Population	3,236 (50.4%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	-56.0%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-49.2%
Median Age	32.1 years (Male: 31.3, Female: 32.7)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$8,755 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Chile Standard Time
Lat & Lng	-38.03340, -73.07145
Postal Codes	4750000

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Purén Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	14,608	13,910	12,640	9,598	6,426	6,109	5,642
Population Density	1,657.6 / km²	1,578.4 / km²	1,434.3 / km²	1,089.1 / km²	729.2 / km²	693.2 / km²	640.2 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Purén Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 49.2% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Purén	-56%	-53.8%	-49.2%
Araucanía Region	—	—	—
Chile	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Purén Median Age

Median Age: 32.1 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Purén	32.1 yrs	32.7 yrs	31.3 yrs
Araucanía Region	30.3 yrs	31 yrs	29.7 yrs
Chile	31.3 yrs	32 yrs	30.6 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Purén Population Density

Population Density: 729 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Purén	6,426	8.8 km²	729 / km²
Araucanía Region	1 million	31,793.4 km²	31.5 / km²
Chile	17.8 million	751,744.8 km²	23.7 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Purén Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1870 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Purén

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Purén Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$5,073	$6,342	$9,491	$8,429	$7,471	$9,288	$9,263	$8,755
Total GDP	$72M	$88.1M	$122.6M	$99.3M	$80.6M	$94.7M	$94.7M	$87.6M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Purén CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Purén	25,961 tn	4.04 tn	2,945.9 tons/km²
Araucanía Region	4,403,719 tn	4.39 tn	138.5 tons/km²
Chile	87,296,657 tn	4.91 tn	116.1 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Purén CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	25,961 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	4.04 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	2,945.9 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	Medium (7)
Earthquake	High (10)
Landslide	Medium (6)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and Norwegian Geotechnical Institute - NGI. 2005. Global Landslide Hazard Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4P848VZ.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
2/25/18	7:58 PM	4.4	37.3 km	10,000 m	29km ENE of Canete, Chile	usgs.gov
9/15/16	3:31 PM	4.8	30.6 km	25,680 m	26km S of Canete, Chile	usgs.gov
8/27/16	8:14 PM	4.9	25.1 km	23,900 m	30km S of Canete, Chile	usgs.gov
12/18/14	7:15 PM	4.4	8.1 km	43,700 m	31km SE of Canete, Chile	usgs.gov
3/20/14	11:53 PM	4.6	19.9 km	32,060 m	38km SSE of Canete, Chile	usgs.gov
11/7/12	6:37 PM	4.4	11.3 km	38,400 m	Bio-Bio, Chile	usgs.gov
7/4/12	8:33 AM	4.7	19 km	32,700 m	Bio-Bio, Chile	usgs.gov
11/11/11	8:08 AM	5.2	2.8 km	33,800 m	Araucania, Chile	usgs.gov
1/9/11	1:09 AM	4.8	23.1 km	33,800 m	Bio-Bio, Chile	usgs.gov
9/30/10	1:02 AM	4.6	9.1 km	40,000 m	Araucania, Chile	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Purén

Purén is a city (2002 pop. 12,868) and commune in Malleco Province of La Araucanía Region, Chile. It is located in the west base of the Nahuelbuta mountain range (650 km. south of Santiago). The economical activity of Purén is based in forest exploit..

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